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10-31-2016, 10:41 AM
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Prayers for the last time at the Calais Jungle’s makeshift church
Harley Tamplin for Metro.co.ukSunday 30 Oct 2016 10:46 pm
Prayers for the last time at the Calais Jungle's makeshift church

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Emotional images show refugees praying for the last time at a makeshift church in the remains of the Calais Jungle.

The final service has been held at the small Orthodox church where migrants with nowhere else to go have observed their faith.
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Even though the camp was shut down this week, many have stayed behind.

The makeshift church is one of the few structures within the camp that has not yet been torn down.

And dozens of young Eritreans and Ethiopians gathered there for the church’s final service before it, like the rest of the camp, is bulldozed.
Ethiopian Coptic migrants arrive for a mass at the makeshift Orthodox church in the Jungle" migrant camp, on October 30, 2016. French President Francois Hollande on October 29, 2016 urged Britain to take in 1,500 unaccompanied minors from the "Jungle" as officials stepped up efforts to finish demolishing the almost-deserted Calais migrant camp. Hailing the evacuation of the sprawling encampment, Hollande vowed that France would not accept the emergence of any more makeshift camps, which have become a glaring symbol of Europe's worst migration crisis since World War II. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUENPHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images
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Ethiopian Coptic migrants arrive for a mass at the makeshift Orthodox church in the Jungle" migrant camp, on October 30, 2016. French President Francois Hollande on October 29, 2016 urged Britain to take in 1,500 unaccompanied minors from the "Jungle" as officials stepped up efforts to finish demolishing the almost-deserted Calais migrant camp. Hailing the evacuation of the sprawling encampment, Hollande vowed that France would not accept the emergence of any more makeshift camps, which have become a glaring symbol of Europe's worst migration crisis since World War II. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUENPHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images
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An Ethiopian Coptic migrant prays as he arrives for a mass at the makeshift Orthodox church in the Jungle" migrant camp, on October 30, 2016. French President Francois Hollande on October 29, 2016 urged Britain to take in 1,500 unaccompanied minors from the "Jungle" as officials stepped up efforts to finish demolishing the almost-deserted Calais migrant camp. Hailing the evacuation of the sprawling encampment, Hollande vowed that France would not accept the emergence of any more makeshift camps, which have become a glaring symbol of Europe's worst migration crisis since World War II. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUENPHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images
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Calais resident Pascal Froehly, who works for Caritas France charity, called for the church to be saved from demolition.

It has been built quite solidly…it’s an opportunity to recognise the knowledge and ingenuity of the refugees, among other things.

It is a kind of reminder of what happened here, of the joy and suffering.

The makeshift Orthodox church in the Jungle" migrant camp is seen, on October 30, 2016, in Calais, northern France. French President Francois Hollande on October 29, 2016 urged Britain to take in 1,500 unaccompanied minors from the "Jungle" as officials stepped up efforts to finish demolishing the almost-deserted Calais migrant camp. Hailing the evacuation of the sprawling encampment, Hollande vowed that France would not accept the emergence of any more makeshift camps, which have become a glaring symbol of Europe's worst migration crisis since World War II. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUENPHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images
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A placard reading "Goodbye, Good luck" is seen next to Ethiopian Coptic migrants who arrive for a mass at the makeshift Orthodox church in the Jungle" migrant camp, on October 30, 2016, in Calais, northern France. French President Francois Hollande on October 29, 2016 urged Britain to take in 1,500 unaccompanied minors from the "Jungle" as officials stepped up efforts to finish demolishing the almost-deserted Calais migrant camp. Hailing the evacuation of the sprawling encampment, Hollande vowed that France would not accept the emergence of any more makeshift camps, which have become a glaring symbol of Europe's worst migration crisis since World War II. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUENPHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images
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Ethiopian Coptic migrants arrive for a mass at the makeshift Orthodox church in the Jungle" migrant camp, on October 30, 2016. French President Francois Hollande on October 29, 2016 urged Britain to take in 1,500 unaccompanied minors from the "Jungle" as officials stepped up efforts to finish demolishing the almost-deserted Calais migrant camp. Hailing the evacuation of the sprawling encampment, Hollande vowed that France would not accept the emergence of any more makeshift camps, which have become a glaring symbol of Europe's worst migration crisis since World War II. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUENPHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images
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The church, made mostly out of wood, was built by refugees over two months and has been standing for more than a year.

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Sunday’s last service was held to thank those who put their time and energy into building the structure.

Most of the jungle’s thousands of residents have now left the site, while the closure is seto to be completed in the coming days.
Ethiopian Coptic migrants arrive for a mass at the makeshift Orthodox church in the Jungle" migrant camp, on October 30, 2016. French President Francois Hollande on October 29, 2016 urged Britain to take in 1,500 unaccompanied minors from the "Jungle" as officials stepped up efforts to finish demolishing the almost-deserted Calais migrant camp. Hailing the evacuation of the sprawling encampment, Hollande vowed that France would not accept the emergence of any more makeshift camps, which have become a glaring symbol of Europe's worst migration crisis since World War II. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUENPHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images
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A migrant prays during the final service at a makeshift church in what remains of the squalid camp near Calais, northern France, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. French authorities are evacuating the residents of the so-called "jungle" camp and razing its tents and shanties. They housed up to 10,000 people and epitomized Europe's migrant drama. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Migrants pray during the final service at a makeshift church in what remains of the squalid camp near Calais, northern France, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. French authorities are evacuating the residents of the so-called "jungle" camp and razing its tents and shanties. They housed up to 10,000 people and epitomized Europe's migrant drama. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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